a2 Castlegar News June 19, 1985 WEATHER Group SYNOPSIS: The ridge of high pressure which is giving such fine weather broke down yesterday af ternoon allowing a weak surge of moisture to cross Southern B.C. The ridge will rebuild for. today ‘ond Friday then more moisture can be expected late Friday and Saturday. \ - « in ‘ ie) EL t=] LE] [3] to probe forests By CasNews Staff A special committee has been set up to examine the future of the woods industry in the Castlegar area. Paul Moroso, president of the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce, announced the committee's formation at the “town hall” meeting Monday at Kinnaird Hall. Moroso said 12 members will sit on the committee, including representives from the chamber, city, Westar Timber’s Celgar pulp and lumber operations and the three forest industry unions. The committee will hold its first meeting within the next two weeks, Moroso added. He said the committee's purpose is to ensure the company, employees, busi- nesses and the community “have prosperity.” The committee will also deal with rumors about the mills. TOWN HALL MEETING . . . Turnout was low at Mon- day's town hall meeting in Kinnaird Hall, but those who were there peppered Castlegar council with questions. CosNews Photo CHAMBER SAYS City needs industry By CasNews Staff Castlegar council should be trying to attract secondary industry to the city, according to the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce. In a prepared brief to Monday's town hall meeting at Kinnaird Hall, chamber financial officer Gary Pearson said secondary industry “seems to be a. . - concern” among chamber members. Pearson also presented a long list of other concerns chamber members voiced when canvassed. He said council would be looking at long-term @ a secondary route to reduce heavy traffic on Columbia Ave. e make Columbia Avenue four lanes or at least three lanes at various points to improve traffic flow. develop a riverside park which would include a marina or boat launch. © try to have the customs office located in Castlegar to better accommodate boaters on from Trail Columbia River. © renew the push for a north-south link with Nakusp to increase tourism. the planning. Pearson called the current makeup of the community a “hodgepodge” of industrial, commercial and residential properties. He added that commercial development should be limited along Columbia Avenue and the city should try to encourage a more unified appearance. Pearson also suggested council eliminate some requirements for industrial development such as land. seaping and parking by placing all the industrial businesses in one area and keeping them “out of sight.” © upgrade the exit ramps from Higway 3. “It's not much of a welcome to our city,” said Pearson. © improve signs along the Highway 3, including a sign showing alternate routes. e improve signs showing the way to Zuckerberg Island. “You have to be an. orienteer to find it,” said Pearson. © have more issues raised in public before decisions are made so residents can have input. Moroso pointed to Other ideas mentioned in the brief included: the city's decision to go ahead with the industrial park as an example. College to celebrate By CasNews Staff Selkirk College is making preparations to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 1986. The college board Tuesday endorsed an ad hoc com mittee’s proposal for special events marking the celebra- tions. More financial details are to be submitted to the board sometime in the fall. Total cost of the proposed celebrations is $73,000 but the college expects to gen erate $36,000 in revenue plus $5,000 from products, leaving a net cost of $32,000 over two years. The college committee, which is chaired by Mal Stelek, said in a written report it hopes to celebrate the college's 20th anniver sary by organizing and co ordinating a number of spec ial events which “will help renew and create relation ships” between the college and its communities. “W@) further expect the 20th anniversary celebra tions to provide a spring board for a major public awareness campaign of the college's historical develop- ment, contributions and fu ture directions,” it said. The college's proposed ce ebrations will begin in Jan. uary, 1986 with a college trek and rededication — the kick off to the 20th anniversary year. In April, a combined dignitary, pioneer recogni tion and celebrity roast day is COLLEGE continued from front page vieulture and horticulture — ranged from one to three pages. Mannings suggested that if the col lege did have more background on the other proposais-they-should be for warded. The college's other proposals include training pro gram, small business microcomputer a tourism/hospitality application project lishing laboratory, computer drafting training program, professional job salesmanship program, planned. September will see a homecoming and inaugural ball — involving faculty, staff, student and athlete re. unions. Planned for Novem. ber is a red carpet open house. December would see a Christmas and year-end so- cial. Ongoing activities include a distinguished speakers ser. ies — a four-part series of presentations by distinguish ed speakers, and supporting departmental activities — the addition of 20th anni. versary flavor to scheduled departmental activities. College principal Leo Per. ra said in an interview that $32,000 is “a low dollar fig. ure” compared to what some institutions spend on 20th anniversary celebrations. “Most wouldn't spend the time to express the al cost or a number of activities like the lecture series,” Perra said. But Perra didn’t think the amount was too high in light of cutbacks to the college budget. He said one of the long. term goals of the college is to increase public awareness of the institution. He said $16,000 per year is about 20 per cent of what the college might spend in a normal year trying to increase public awareness. Selkirk College's advertis. ing budget is in excess of $65,000 per year, Perra said, adding he doesn’t see funding as a problem. He said there is still some money from the college's op erating budget that has not been allocated. Meanwhile, the proposed trek and rededication would include a group of college representatives walking to a certain community site — such as city hall — carrying signed letters from the board and principal bearing res olutions and greetings. They would also carry gifts to pre- sent to selected recipients, such as those representing the city, school board, youth, major industry, women, un employed and labor. A re- ception would follow at each respective site. On dignitary, pioneer ree. ognition, celebrity roast day the college would re-enact the official opening of Selkirk College, held in April 1967, and recognize the first class. es. Dignitaries might include premier Bill Bennett, whose father officially opened Sel kirk College, Gordon Camp- bell, the first principal of the college, and the original and current college board mem bers. Pioneers would include the first class of students, faculty administration and support staff. Homecoming events will feature a series of reunions for college students in var. ious programs, members of former athletic teams, stu dent councils, student clubs, college instructors, adminis trators, staff members and board members. Events would be planned throughout the schedule and climax with an inaugural ball. Under the distinguished lecture series, four distin. guished speakers would be selected to appear approxi mately every second month starting in January. Pos: s include David Suzuki in the Science area, Brian Mulroney, John Tur ner, Flora MacDonald or provincial personalities in the area of politics and econ omics; David Godfrey, Pierre Burton, Peter Gzowski or Marilyn Fergusson in human. ies; Margaret Atwood, Wil liam Deverell, Robert Kroe- tsch, Michel Tremblay or Paulette Giles in the arts. Also proposed is a 20th an niversary newsletter to be circulated once every three months to a wide range of people and will provide news and related information con. cerning Selkirk College and its 20th anniversary Board member Elizabeth Fleet who made the motion to endorse the proposal said she was “very impressed” by the proposal’s preparation. Bob Buckley commented that the proposal is “an ex. cellent start” but .said he wanted more detailed finan cial planning tr operators, a stone data bases. Centre manager funding for the proposal action ing program, a program in small business management for owners and program and a proposal for electronic Meanwhile, Perra has Mike Berg, chairman of the Modified Industry and Labor Adjustment Pro- gram (MILAP) and the Canada Em ployment and Immigration Commission Perra said he has asked the federal bodies to program, masonry training Under participate in the cost of the which would cost as much as $60,000 a year. this proposal, the college would offer a training program for contacted regarding federal tourism/hospitality ponse those invotved in the tourism/hospitat ity industry. Courses would include waiter/waitress training, clerking/hosting, customer relations/ service, community orientation, sales. manship and supervisory training. Perra said there has been no rés- to the request for f support front desk TOWN HALL continued from front page “I expect if the user fee philosophy continues we'll be charged for everything.” Ald. Embree said he too is opposed to user fees. “As far as garbage (collection) is concerned, it's almost universal in the community,” he said. Embree added that any move to a user fee for garbage collection would hit seniors and those on fixed income who don't use all of their homeowner grant. With a garbage fee, senior citizens could not use all of the homeowner grant and still have to pay a fee. Mel McMullen noted that city taxes went yp an average of $45 per household this year and asked if residents can expect similar tax increases every year. “I don't think that much,” replied Ald. Bob MacBain, cautioning that it would be “foolish” to say there won't be some tax increase. McMullen also questjoniéd ‘aldermen about the provin. cial government's Partn Enterprise program. Council is considering the program, but hasn't made any decision yet. = MacBain said the city is in “ tion use Trail has signed the agreement and Ne! tendo eth it. _ Both cities will forgive taxes on new businesses, he said. “If we don't follow suit, then we may not attract the new business.” COULD POSE HAZARDS Busing cut By CasNews Staff The Castlegar school board's decision to withhold noon-time busing for kindergarten students means young. sters may have to return from school in possibly unsafe car-pools, a parents’ delegation told a board meeting Monday. Rod Retzlaff, speaking on behalf of about 15 Tarrys parents, said the board's March decision to cancel noon-time busing in 1985-86 for children returning home from half-day kindergarten means pupils would have to rely on car-pools — which he says aren't as safe as buses. Car pools mean children ride with an “unknown, unpro- fessional driver, especially on slippery winter roads,” said Retzlaff. Also dangerous would be the congestion caused by cars arriving at the Tarrys Elementary School parking lot at lunch time, he said Parents near Tarrys school had discussed the possibility of switching over to a full-day kindergarten format, which would have meant kindergarten students could have returned later in the afternoon on buses for grade school students. But the parents preferred to continue with the half-day program, Retzlaff said ult si Practice fire for Pass Creek Fire chief Brian Bebelman said the fire department set fire to some tires and diesel in an old basement at the site as part of an exercise in water shuttle. Bebelman, who didn’t take part in the exercise, said about 10 firemen practiced shuttling water back and forth to the fire department's tanker truck, which moved about 27,276 litres of water. Pass Creek's only way of getting water for fires is to By CasNews Staff What looked like a real fire at the former Hadikin saw mill site Tuesday evening was nothing more than a practice burn performed by the Pass Creek fire depart ment. Police file Castlegar RCMP are in vestigating two separate get it from the Columbia weekend break-ins. river and take it back to the Nothing was reported drop tank where the pumper missing following a late Sat urday night break-in at the Umemployed Action Centre on Front Street, said police. And RCMP said nothing appeared to be missing from Eastgate Gardens Restau rant on Columbia Avenue following a Friday night break-in in which a window was broken to gain entry gets it and the tanker gets more water He said the firemen made three trips for water Tues day night “We are trying to get ef. ficiency and time,” Bebelman explained He said the fire depart ment tries to hold burns like this about once a month. Asked if he would recommend signing it, MacBain replied, “At this time, no” because a number of questions about the program still need to be answered. Ald. Embree said aldermen have “some apprehension” about the agreement because it will shift the tax burden to residential taxpayers. Other items touched on at the meeting included: An unsigned letter from “a group of concerned young parents and citizens” asked council to take steps to reduce the number of exotic dancers in the city. Embree suggested the writers send a letter to the businesses which have the dancers, adding, “There really isn't a lot legislatively city council can do about it.” Ald. Albert Calderbank agreed, saying, “To legislate morals is a very, very difficult thing.” He said asking council to control the dancers is “opening a Pandora's box.” e One resident complained that the city has not been cutting weeds along boulevards. But Ald. Marilyn Mathieson responded that last summer the city hired a student to do nothing but cut weeds, money she said was not well spent. Residents should take care of the city property in front of their homes, she said, adding that she wouldn't expect the city to cut the small parcel of city lawn in front of her home without a hike in taxes. e Ald. Bob Pakula said the city works yard will not be moved in the near future to the proposed site by the Community Complex. protested “Since we live in a rural area, the full-day program coupled with approximately an hour of busing time would subject our children to what we consider an unacceptably long day for four- and five-year-olds.” Retzlaff, whose four-year-old son Aaron will attend Tarrys kindergarten this fall, added that parents “don't consider busing an unreasonable service nor a frill to be dropped just because the government decided to go on an austerity progra Board chairman Doreen Smecher said trustees will “reconsider” the cancellation of noon-time ing as well as other cost cutting measures once a wage settlement with district teachers has been accepted by Compensation Stabilization Commissioner Ed Peck. But Smecher stressed transportation isn't the only cutback made by the board. “The decision to reduce transportation wasn't made in isolation,” she said, “it was part of a package to reduce the district's shortfall.” Smecher announced that a settlement with teachers was reached Monday, but has to go to Peck for final approval. A total of $24,000 in wages and operating costs will be saved in the 1985-86 year with the cancellation of noon-time busing, said secretary-treasurer John Dascher in an interview. He said Peck should make his decision on the teachers’ settlement “fairly quickly” because it's within the 1.75 per cent increase guidelines set by Peck If the noon-time busing is cancelled, Retzlaff said some parents would find it “impossible” to provide transportation for their children, and would be forced to keep them home. Retzlaff pointed out in his presentation that school taxes are increasing 6.5 per cent this year — an increase of 40.7 cents per $1,000 of property value. Former local passes away A former Castlegar al. derman, Frank Richardson, ton he was active in the formation of the B.C. Memor- died Tuesday at Okanagan ial Society. Falls where he lived. Born Oct. 31, 1910 in Ash Mr. Richardson, 74, start- bourne, Derbyshire, Eng- ed the Castlegar Funeral Home in Castlegar and also the Dutch Maid Bakery. He was a partner with Harry land, Mr. Richardson is sur. vived by his wife Helen (who founded Helen's Flower Shop here), a son, Peter, of Prince Haines _in_starting Castle. Rupert, daughter Lynn gar’s first taxi. Gould of Trail, and five Mr. Richardson lived in grandchildren. Castlegar between 1946 and 1965, before moving to Pen tieton. He was on council in 1963. During his time in Pentic. Cremation was arranged by Parkview Funeral Home, Penticton. A memorial ser. vice will be announced at a later date. No flowers by re. quest Castlegar r>> 3 Castlegar News TREET TALK THERE ARE VERY few 85-year-olds who attend college. And there are even fewer 86-year-olds who make the Dean's List for Academic achievement, as did Charles Catalano of Trail. Catalano was honored along with other Selkirk College students at the annual awards ceremonies Friday. Street Talk was unable to contact Catalano for comment, but spokespersons for the college provided a few facts on the man who's living proof that you're never too old to learn. Catalano took an English Grade 12 level Adult Basic Education course at Selkirk’s Trail campus to brush up on his English. Why? He plans to write his memoirs, based on his experiences as a Kootenay resident since 1913. “The whole thrust of his quest for knowedge is that he wants to write a book about Trail’s early days,” said a college spokesperson today. “He's a budding author, so he's just trying to acquire the skills to facilitate doing that.” Previously, Catalano had only three years of formal schooling from his native Italy, and about six months in Canada. He's a former Trail school board trustee, and ran an insurance business in Trail for a number of years. Catalano's hobbies include wine-making, and fishing. GAS PRICES in Castlegar aren't as low as the Okanagan, but they have dipped some. The latest price for a litre of regular gas is 51.4 cents — that's down three cents from early last week. Okanagan service stations are selling regular gas in the 49-cent range. A BOOK ABOUT the history of the country “just a little south of Kamloops” has been named the best anthology. of 1984 by the B.C. Historical Federation. How does that interest Castlegar? George James, who is a frequent contributor to the Pulpit and Pew column in this paper and is a member of the Castlegar Writer's Guild, was one of the contributors to the book. George was raised in the area covered by the book. The book, called Bunch Grass to Barbed Wire, is available at the Castlegar Public Library for anyone who wants to take a look, THERE'S A NEW pet store in Chahko-Mika Mall. It’s called Fancy Fur and Feathers, and it's owned ,by Brent and Linda Weir. MAYOR AUDREY MOORE was absent from Monday night's “town hall” meeting at Kinnaird Hall, but she had a good excuse. Her daughter gave birth to a new baby. THE REGIONAL District of Kootenay Boundary will be getting free Crown land from the province. The land is located on 2nd Street, about 150 metres from the south shore of Christina Lake. It is about two acres and valued at $20,000. The regional district intends to use it as a community park. THE BAY'S CHANGE to Zellers has gone smoothly in Trail, but that’s not the case elsewhere in the country. In Bathurst, New Brunswick Woolco is forcing Zellers to close its store, putting 87 employees out of work. A spokesman for Woolco-Woolworth Ltd. says the continuing operation of both stores in the same mall carrying similar lines and quality of products would lead to a splintering of the market and a minimum of customers for both stores — eventually causing one or both to close. He suggested the Zellers store shoulds be returned to its original function, as a Bay department store. The Zellers workers face unemployment because a court injunction sought by Woolco orders it to close by this Saturday. The Zellers store in Trail is not faced with the same problem, of course, because it is located in a separate building, while Woolco is located at Waneta Plaza Mall. THE CENTRAL Kootenay Regional District has given a Glade family the go-ahead to sell ice cream and frozen confections from their home. Ria van Delft and Tina Norgarrd had asked the, regional district for permission to construct a small building on the front lawn of their home, which fronts Highway 3A. Van Delft said the stand would provide summer ploy for her son. she must ensure that public access, parking and health requirements are met. Transit freeze may end Lakes said he and other representatives of small com- munities asked the board to By RON NORMAN Editor Castlegar council has been for the Victoria and Van- couver transit systems ac- tually decreased by five per cent. which must be raised through fares. Lakes said the average given a ray of hope in its bid to get a transit system. Trail Mayor Chuck Lakes told a recent council meeting that the three-year provincial government freeze on new transit systems may end next year. “I personally am optimistic that there will be some lifting of the freeze next year,” said Lakes, a director on the B.C. Transit Authority board. Liberals gov't in TORONTO (CP) David Peterson will become the first Liberal premier since the Second World War when he and his party are sworn in June 26 as the Ontario government. Peterson was invited today by Lt. Gov. John Aird to form a government after Premier Frank Miller for. mally advised Aird of the defeat of his minority Con servative government Miller, who could have asked Aird to grant a new election, said he advised instead that Peterson be given a chance to govern because the “people of Ont ario do not wish an im allocate some funds for new systems for small communi- ties this year, but were turned down. “We felt that the freeze had been on long enough,” Lakes said. He pointed out that though transit authority budget for 1985 of $14 million increased by $200,000 to off. set cost increases, budgets to form Ontario mediate election” and the Liberal leader could com mand the confidence of the house. Miller, who met separately throughout the morning with his caucus and cabinet, told reporters later “I don't think it would have been respon the total sible” to request another election ‘My reading of it is the people of the province want a government to govern,” said Miller. Aird said in a statement that he asked Peterson to form a government because he offered assurances it “will have the confidence of the legislative assembly.” However, Lakes said small communities are implement- ing cost saving measures by reducing services. He said Trail hopes to save $15,000 this year by rescheduling. Any money from those sa- vings will be available for new transit systems, he said. He added that the transit authority will review its 1985 budget at the end of this month. “Any new systems that would come on board would likely be in '86,” he said. Lakes also explained that the funding for the transit system has not changed. The province provides one-third of the funds after the city pays the first 30 per cent small community gets 26 per cent of its revenue from fares. Meanwhile, council will ask the transit authority to up- date its 1981 transit study. Ald. Albert Calderbank noted that one of his concerns is the study is out of date. “We're talking in 1981 dol- a Lakes said he feels “quite certain” the transit authority will agree to update the study. The 1981 study called for a paratransit system in Castle- gar using mini-buses. “We wanted to start small and grow... we didn't want to entail vast expenditures until we knew what we were doing,” said Calderbank. Legion expansion plans on hold By CasNews Staff The Castlegar branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has decided to put its plans for an expansion of the Legion hall on the back burner. “It got a little more expen sive than we thought it would ” explained Legion pres. ident Jim Moore in an inter. view Tuesday. Moore said the Legion planned to build a games room, but has put the plans “on hold.” The Legion expansion was raised at a recent Castlegar council meeting. At that time Ald. Carl Henne said the ex- pansion would take place on the north side of the hall, where the parking lot is now. a 53h. OR HALF. CUT INTO CHOPS )VERNMENT INSPECTED WHOLE OR ROASTS. GO' Se SLICED BACON REGULAR, MAPLE OF TACK. 500 GRAM _ SLICED SLICED LIVER BY-THE-PIECE “T FRENCH B 16 OZ. LOAF 16 OZ. LOAF . 16 OZ. LOAF ................. STONED WHEAT THINS $39 HOMOGENIZED OR 2% WHIPPING CREAM $4 29| CHO CHEESE Suis ; $999 VEGETABLES ae ee CUT GREEN BEANS. CUT WAX ” BEANS, CREAM BEANS WITH PORK 6Q° IRACLE WHI MUSHROONS 10 OZ. TIN 79° hs 1 LITRE .. a CEREAL FRUIT & FIBRE. NEW TROPICAL \VOR. 450 GRAM. KRAFT. MAC & CHEESE. SPIRAL BBQ SAUCE POTATO C CHIPS _HOSTESS. 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